Ariel view of Texas in Ship Channel

Front of 2023.1001.15

Front of 2023.1001.15

Name/Title

Ariel view of Texas in Ship Channel

Entry/Object ID

2023.1001.15

Description

Bow on shot of Texas with people on her deck. Middle of river escorted by three tugs. Bridge in background. Sticker on back reads: "Aerial views of the USS Texas as it is being towed back to its home, San Jacinto Battlegrounds."

Context

Battleship Texas departed San Jacinto State Park for Todd Shipyard in Galveston where she had hull work in dry dock from December 13, 1988, to August 6, 1989, and then put back in water for additional work through February 23, 1990. She was moved to Green’s Bayou for decking and monopile instillation and returned to San Jacinto Battleground on July 28, 1990. The Battleship Texas Museum was operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department from 1983 to 2020.

Collection

eBay Purchase, Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

circa Jul 26, 1990

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects